how to delete an orphaned module with sql? Topic is solved

[simohunter]

i have an obsolete akeeba module "Akeeba Backup Notification Module" that i can't uninstall (get: Call to a member function children() on null). it is visible and disabled in Extensions: Manage. it seems to be orphaned.

i want to delete it using SQL.

there is a row in the modules table (module = mod_akadmin, for which files don't exist when looking via cpanel) but there must be another related table somewhere as the modules row doesn't contain the version number, author etc.

does anyone know that other table? or is the information elsewhere?

or can i just delete the modules row? (i don't know how much referential integrity is specified in the joomla database.)

thanks

[AMurray]

Akeeba has a tool that might work : https://github.com/akeeba/magiceraser/releases.

Otherwise, try reinstalling Akeeba Backup, and then uninstalling the entire package, rather than any individual components, plugins or modules.

Otherwise possibly refer to Akeeba for support (you can read through their helpdesk tickets that were marked as "public" so the issue may have been raised with them previously.

[simohunter]

i have already asked akeeba. i have looked at the magic eraser script and it only does one delete which i have done (from the modules table). but it is still visible and uninstallable.

there must be more to do.

[imanickam]

Perhaps reviewing the link https://www.akeeba.com/support/akeeba-b ... odule.html may help.

Note:
Make sure to take a complete backup of the site (both files and database content) before attempting anything to remove the extension refernced.

[simohunter]

i was able to uninstall the module eventually after deleting the row in the modules table, creating the administrator/modules/mod_akadmin folder and a mod_akadmin.xml file and possibly needing a mod_akadmin.php file too.  not exactly sure what was essential!  at one point it was wanting the XML Setup file.  i also needed to refresh the cache in the front end to see that it had deleted it.

i still don't understand where the front end got the version, author etc from (since there was, i think, no manifest)

all good, tks.